Los Angeles is a very magical place when you take the entertainment industry out of it. You have beautiful beaches and amazing mountains here. I'm a big rock climber. I head out into the mountains whenever I have free time. It's amazing. Alex Pettyfer More Quotes by Alex Pettyfer More Quotes From Alex Pettyfer I don't really look for a script and go, 'I need to do a thriller, so I'm going to do this.' I just read scripts and look for the best possible story. Alex Pettyfer story best go look I did a modeling gig for Burberry once, and it was a great experience, but no I am not a model. I want to be a model because it's a lot easier than acting. Alex Pettyfer i-am great modeling experience I think most actors are insecure and scared of rejection. Alex Pettyfer i-think think scared rejection The thing is when you play a character it's the persona you bring across from a book to film, or book to script to film. If I play Frank Sinatra, there's gonna be things I do in a movie that Frank might not have done, but it's the personality that comes across. Alex Pettyfer you personality character book I'm very ambitious. I live in reality but I have dreams I want to fulfill - I want to be a director, and I've already started my own production company. But I also have a measure of success that I keep to myself. It's something very personal to me. Alex Pettyfer dreams myself me success I prefer to play the bad guy - it gives you more freedom as an actor. Alex Pettyfer bad you freedom play My favourite books are Charles Bukowski's 'Post Office' and 'Women.' Alex Pettyfer post books women office I'm too scared to perform onstage. I'm not very good with big crowds. Alex Pettyfer very big good scared I love New York. I love L.A. too. I love both places. Alex Pettyfer places new new-york love I'm forever a Pittsburgh Pirates fan. Apparently I've picked the worst baseball team in the world. Alex Pettyfer worst team forever world There are not many places in the world where you can get to the beach in an hour, the desert in two hours and snowboarding or skiing in three hours. You can do all that in California. Alex Pettyfer you desert beach world I jumped off a cliff backwards for 'I Am Number Four,' which was pretty cool. I'd never done that before. It took seven takes from different angles and luckily there were no injuries. I came close, though. My head nearly hit the rock at one point. Alex Pettyfer i-am injuries never cool